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      • Developing Best Practice for Virtual Panel Meetings
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      • Definition of visits, interviews and meetings
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      • Making Arrangements for Contact for Children in Care
      • Public health measures and the placement of children in foster care
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      • Managing introductions and the placement of children with their prospective adopters
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      • Obtaining Court Records for Access to Information and Intermediary Work
      • Summary of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
      • Summary of the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020
      • Unlawful Placements, Unregulated Placements and ‘Other Arrangements’
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      • Escalation Process for Prospective Adopters if GP declines to complete a medical report
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      • Blueprint for an Adoption Support Service
        • 1. An outcomes-based vision for adoption support services with measurable aims/goals.
        • 2. A methodology for quantifying the potential need for adoption support services
        • 3. A Governing body for adoption support services with representation from Health Services, Education Services, and Adopters
        • 4. A multi-agency, multi-professional service delivery model
        • 5. Provision of information about services
        • 6. Adopter Engagement
        • 7. Communication with children and young people
        • 8. One initial referral and assessment process provides access to a range of services within an identified timescale
        • 9. Adoption Support Services are structured and co-ordinated to meet different levels of need
          • 9a. Universal Services
          • 9b. Peer-to-Peer Support
          • 9c. Targeted Services
          • 9d. Specialist services
        • 10. Appropriate response to situations of possible risk
        • 11. The agency commissions and procures services
        • 12. Birth family relationships are promoted
        • 13. Support to Birth Parents
        • 14. Support to Adopted Adults
        • 15. A Workforce Development Plan
        • 16. Monitoring and Evaluation
        • 17. Promotion of improvements to the wider looked after and adoption system
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Our special interest groups also provide a forum to our members so that they can share views, discuss developing areas of policy in various areas of practice.

Health Group

Independent Fostering Providers Group

Legal Group

Private Fostering Group

Research Group

Special Guardianship Group

Contents

  • Advisory committees
  • Practice Forums
  • Special Interest Groups
    • Health Group
    • Independent Fostering Providers Special Interest Group
    • Legal Group
    • Private Fostering Special Interest Group
    • Research Group
    • Special Guardianship Interest Group
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